Community Corner
Bring Home a Furry Four-legged Friend on Saturday
Saturday, Oct. 8 is the Cobb County Animal Control shelter's third and final ASPCA challenge special adoption event. It's a wonderful opportunity to get that new pet you've been wanting.
Even though the adoption numbers don’t reflect the numbers the Cobb County Animal Control shelter had hoped for, the three special adoption event days have been tremendous fun for all who have come; and many dogs and cats have found homes who otherwise would not have. In lieu of that, I would call the effort a tremendous success.
The hope is that this last Saturday event will be the best yet. Each of the previous events yielded 61 and 63 adoptions respectively…ah, to double those figures and have 124 adoptions; that’s the thing that dreams are made of. Well, I’ll tell you, I’m dreaming that dream.
The animals at this shelter will stand up to any out there, that I can promise you. The variety of breeds, personalities, and characteristics cover the spectrum. They do have one thing in common though, and that’s a desire to be a part of a family - to be loved and to give love.
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Come out and see for yourself. The comment I hear over and over isn’t, “I don’t see one I like.” It’s “I can’t decide which one I like best. I want to take them all home.” And, that’s it in a nutshell.
All the animals are fully vetted and available for an $80 adoption fee. All except the hand chosen dogs and cats, they will be "blue light specials." These "blue light" animals are volunteers and staff favorites and their adoption fee will be specially priced at $40.
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Take a look at the photos to see some of the sweet faces you will find at the shelter. This is just a small sampling; come see all of them for yourself.
Once these animals are at the shelter, they have only two ways out: adoption or death. Help make it adoption.
Kuranda beds make the shelter stay a little bit more comfortable for the dogs and cats, allowing every dog and cat to have its own bed to sleep on. These beds can be purchased and donated to the shelter by ordering them online (they will be sent directly to the shelter) www.cherokeeanimals.petfinder.com or ask about ordering them when you are there.
All donations are tax deductable.
